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Barbourofelis
Temporal range: Late Miocene-Pliocene 13.6–7.3Ma
Barbourofelis loveorum.jpg
B. loveorum , Florida Museum of Natural History Fossil Hall at the University of Florida
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: †Barbourofelidae
Genus: †Barbourofelis
Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970
Type species
Barbourofelis fricki
Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970
Species
  • †B. fricki
  • †B. loveorum
  • †B. morrisi
  • †B. piveteaui

Barbourofelis is an extinct genus of large, carnivorous, mammals. They were a type of saber-toothed cat.

The genus was found in North America during the Miocene to Pleistocene. They lived from 13.6 – 5.3 million years ago (mya), which is about 8.3 million years.

Its flattened saber teeth were protected by a bony flange from the lower jaw. It was a saber-toothed cat, but it was not a close relative of cats such as Smilodon.

Barbourofelis has been difficult to classify. It was put in the Nimravidae by Schultz (1970) and Martin (1998).


Images for kids

  • M. Antón. (2013). Walking with sabertooths (fig. 1)

    Restoration of the head of B. fricki by Mauricio Antón

  • Barbourofelis fricki

    B. fricki skull

See also

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